Expertise of engineering firms in markets such as Peru is very important as these firms play a significant role for every mining, energy as well as oil&gas project. Digiscend, the specialized on-line platform aggregating project data across mining, energy as well as oil&gas and Horizonte Minero, the international magazine for energy and mining sector have […]

How many times do people encountered fear when not following the company processes?, How many times does fear stop all initiatives for innovation?, How often do individuals, bright and sharp on their own way, just do less than conventional activities instead of turning the company around for good?. Is this just a common pattern to […]

As engineering and contractor firms become more and more specialized on their field of expertise, they start redirecting all their focus and attention on becoming the best on what they do. This usually can come at a price as they stop recognizing the importance of data usage and all benefits that data, information and knowledge […]

Sustainability nowadays is a key factor being considered for the success of any mining project. Actions taken by mining companies towards achieving recognition of their actions as correct and appropriate based on local laws and beliefs are a decisive factor for having any project moved forward. Sustainability efforts can be linked to initiatives taken by […]

The life of each mine along with its success as a project depend, besides the demand of international markets for metals, on how well a complete project was executed through time. Starting from exploration, going through pre-feasibility, feasibility, definitive studies, production, expansion and finally setting up the mine closure of the mine, mining companies have […]

The Global Industry Classification Standard GICS is a four-tiered, hierarchical industry classification system which consists of 10 sectors, 24 industry groups, 67 industries and 156 sub-industries. Construction & Engineering is one of the sub-industries which is key for the development of projects within the mining industry. Mining companies usually go through several stages while developing […]

Public-Private Partnerships PPPs combine skills and resources of both public and private sectors through sharing of risks and responsibilities. Private sector usually incorporates its expertise and knowledge in order to develop, build and improve public infrastructure as well as operate and maintain public services. PPPs can take a wide range of schemes and modalities depending […]

Private companies are able to finance and execute regional and local government projects under Peruvian Law N 29230 “Infrastructure Works by Tax Law”. This is a mechanism which enables private companies fund projects to later recover the full investment back by not paying the respective equivalent income tax amount. Regional and local governments in turn […]

Peruvian vice president, Marisol Espinoza, recently announced at the The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s 2014 Convention (PDAC 2014) that portfolio of mining investment projects in Peru would be reaching as much as USD 60 Billion over the next 10 years. Peru became the first ever country sponsor at the PDAC 2014 convention highlighting […]